Artificial cascade



(N0-Modell.)

F. VORGK.

ARTIFIIAL GASCDE.

No. 356,054. Patente-d Jan; 11, 1887.

.TTORNE ys N ITE I? FREDERICK voEcK, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ARTIFICIAL CASCADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,054, dated January11, 1887.

Application tiled September 30, 1 886. Serial No. 215,035. (No model.)

To al?, whom, it may concern/f vBe it known that I, FREDERroK VoRcK, acitizen ot' the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented new and useful ImprovementsinArticial Cascades, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cascade which is constructed of a series oftransparent plates, as pointed out in the following specification andclaims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figu relrepresents a plan or top View, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a side view,partly in section.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

'j In the drawings, the letter A desiguales a` transparent zigzagwatercourse, which is formed of a series of transparent plates, a,placed one above the other, and secured iu vertical posts, b b.

By referringto Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the top platestarts from the outer edge of the post b and terminates at a shortdistance from the inner edge of said post,while the next plate belowstarts from the inner edge of the post b and terminates at a short distance from its outer edge, and so ou, so that if water is poured uponthe top plate it will flow. in a zigzag course down from one plate tothe other, and a cascade is obtained which produces a very good effect,particularly when illuminated at night. A' still more striking effect isproduced, however, by combining a series of the transparentwater-courses A A A toAlin such a manner that they form a closed ligure,such, for instance, as an Octagon. Iny

Viiowing from the several water-courses collects in a basin, F, andpasses off through the discharge-pipe G.

By placing lights of different colors into the space around the column Ban extremely beautiful effect can be produced.

Vhat'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a liquid supply and discharge pipe, of avertical series of inclined transparent plates constructed to form azigzag course for the liquid, substantially as described. n

2. The combination with a series of transparent zigzag water-coursesarranged to form a closed figure, of a central reflecting-column, awater-supply pipe rising through this central column, spouts extendingfrom the watersupply pipe, one to each of the transparent water-courses,and a waterdischarge pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofIhave hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK VORCK. [L s] Witnesses:

W. HAUEE, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

